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"Chess was his mother tongue." − Richard RétiUndoubtedly one of the strongest players the games has ever seen, the Cuban master José Raul Capablanca (1888–1942) was renowned for his lightning-quick chess comprehension, faultless judgment, and nearly unrivaled endgame skill, qualities which enabled him to win and retain the World Championship from 1921 to 1927.His remarkable talent is evident in this superbly annotated treasury of 113 of his greatest games, regarded as one of the classics of chess literature. Study "the chess machine" in action against a host of the world's finest layers, including Marshall, Alekhine, Nimzovich, Dr. Lasjer, Bogolyubov, Tartakower, Marocsy, Euwe, Colle, Znosko-Borovsky, and many others. Although he claimed to have learned more from his losses than his victories, Capablanca was seldom in a position to benefit from defeat. In a career that spanned over 40 years, he lost only 36 serious games.Capablanca's success was largely due to his enormous natural talent for the game. He disliked learning chess from books and was seldom inclined to prepare for a match. He simply played. And when he did, he made it seem easy. His best games are models of beauty, economy, clarity, and imagination.Now chess players can study his incredible prowess in this superb games collection, which also contains a revealing biography of Capablanca, his tournament and match record, and an Index of Openings. Any chess player will derive great satisfaction from this book, whether he studies the games for sheer pleasure or to increase his playing skill.
Got this book recently, and still going through it. The book covers most of the main games (some covered in other books on Capablanca, but that is ok) played by Capa in his career.Some of these are rarer games (exhibitions, or featured from Capablanca's visits), but most of the many games are the main ones he dazzled people during his meteoric rise to Champion status. Also covers games that cover his entire career after losing to Alekhine in 1927. They are arranged in dates order of playing, showing the trends he followed throughout his time at the board. Commentary (brief) and analysis throughout and the format is compact and succinct. Fairly good board diagrams at critical stages in the match(es).An excellent historical overview of one of the most interesting and colorful Champions of all time: Jose Capablanca.I DO recommend this book for those wishing to study this interesting player's games - many strategies of the day employed by Capa were well ahead of their time! A worthy addition to the library!
